Stoop Family History

Stoop Surname Meaning

Dutch and North German: from Middle Dutch stoop Middle Low German stōp ‘pitcher stone bottle’ hence a nickname for a heavy drinker or a metonymic occupational name for a wine seller or innkeeper.

English: topographic name for someone who lived in or by a hollow from Middle English stoppe (Old English stoppa) ‘bucket’ used topographically or else a habitational name from a place so named such as Stop in Fonthill Gifford (Wiltshire).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Stopp, Stroop, Shoop, Stork, Strom, Hoop, Top, Stohl, Toop, Stout

12K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
791	Military Records
987	Immigration Records
4K	Census and Voter Lists
7K	Member Trees

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Where is the Stoop family from?

You can see how Stoop families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Stoop family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Stoop families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 8 Stoop families living in Cornwall. This was about 30% of all the recorded Stoop's in United Kingdom. Cornwall had the highest population of Stoop families in 1891.

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What did your Stoop ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Housekeeper were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Stoop. 25% of Stoop men worked as a Laborer and 23% of Stoop women worked as a Housekeeper. Some less common occupations for Americans named Stoop were Painter and Press operator.

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We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Laborer

25%

Farmer

16%

Truck driver

10%

Painter

Housekeeper

23%

Waitress

17%

Maid

17%

Press operator

12%

What Stoop family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 4K census records available for the last name Stoop. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Stoop census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 987 immigration records available for the last name Stoop. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 791 military records available for the last name Stoop. For the veterans among your Stoop ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Stoop lifespan?

Between 1959 and 2004, in the United States, Stoop life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1979, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Stoop in 1959 was 53, and 80 in 2004.

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Stoop Surname Meaning

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Stoop family from?

What did your Stoop ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Laborer

25%

Farmer

16%

Truck driver

10%

Painter

Housekeeper

23%

Waitress

17%

Maid

17%

Press operator

12%

What Stoop family records will you find?

What is the average Stoop lifespan?

Between 1959 and 2004, in the United States, Stoop life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1979, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Stoop in 1959 was 53, and 80 in 2004.

Stoop Family History

Stoop Surname Meaning

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Stoop Surname Meaning

25,000 record(s) for Stoop

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Where is the Stoop family from?

What did your Stoop ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1940

Top Female Occupations In 1940

What Stoop family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

You've only scratched the surface of Stoop family history

What is the average Stoop lifespan?

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